Earthley Shampoo Bar / 4 OZ

Earthley's rose and lavender shampoo bar cleans hair in solid form, with no bottle needed.

Shampoo is usually a liquid that has been put in a plastic bottle and asked to behave. This one is a bar. You wet your hair, rub the bar between your hands or directly on your scalp, work up a lather, and rinse. That's the whole routine. Nothing to pump, nothing to spill in the shower, and nothing to leave sitting on the ledge going slimy.

It's a shampoo, and it's also a bar. Both of those things are true at once, which is a lot for a bar of soap to pull off, but here we are.

Why a solid shampoo?

A bar takes up less room than a bottle, and it doesn't need a lid. It also doesn't come with a pump that quits working right when you need it most. The 4 oz size fits in a travel bag, a gym bag, or a coat pocket, and it's easy to set on a shelf without worrying about what it's going to do to the other bottles. It's a small thing, but small things add up in the shower.

The scent

Rose and lavender is the kind of combination that sounds like a garden, and the bar leans into that without getting loud about it. The scent is soft and floral, with enough lavender to feel calm and enough rose to make the whole thing feel a little more deliberate. It's a good scent for the morning, and it's also a good scent for the end of a long day, when you're standing in the shower wondering why you agreed to anything.

How to use it

• Wet your hair thoroughly.
• Rub the bar between your hands to build a lather, or work it directly into your scalp.
• Massage gently, then rinse well.
• Store the bar on a dry dish between uses so it lasts longer.

The bar works best when it has a chance to dry out between showers. If you leave it sitting in a puddle, it will soften, and it will look like it has given up. Put it somewhere it can breathe and it will be ready for the next wash.

Built for daily routines

Earthley's shampoo bar is made to fit into the routine you already have. It's a simple way to cleanse your hair without adding more bottles to your life, and it's a good match for anyone who likes a plant-inspired scent and a lighter bathroom shelf. Daily wellness is mostly about the small habits, and this is one of them. Hair care doesn't need to be complicated to be worth doing well.

It's a bar of soap that does the job of a shampoo. Set it in the shower, use it the way you'd use any shampoo, and see if you miss the bottle. Most people don't.